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Timely hits kick-start sweep by Black Tornado Apr 04, 2007 12:00 AM A A REDDING, Calif. — North Medford produced some timely hits and parlayed them into a doubleheader sweep of Foothill in nonconference softball Tuesday. The scores were 3-1 and 9-4. Sophomore Taylor Schmidt was effective on the mound, throwing a five-hitter with seven strikeouts in Game 1 and firing an eight-hitter with six strikeouts in the nightcap. Schmidt was especially effective against Foothill shortstop and UCLA-bound Samantha Camuso, holding her to just two hits on the day. One year earlier, Camuso tormented the Tornado with a 7-for-8 performance. North Medford blew open the second game with a six-run fifth inning. Amanda Volgarino hit a two-run single and Kassie Choi belted a two-run double to fuel the charge. Volgarino, Choi and Justine Sandoval each had two hits in Game 2 as the Tornado ran its season record to 5-4. The losses lowered Foothill's record to 14-4. North Medford welcomed back two freshmen starting infielders from injury — shortstop Jenna Stevens and first baseman Kelsey Leming. FIRST GAME North Medford 000 102 0 — 3 4 2 Foothill 000 100 0 — 1 5 2 Schmidt and Sevano; McCarthy and Crisosto. W — Schmidt (4-3). L — McCarthy. SECOND GAME North Medford 000 161 1 — 9 10 3 Foothill 100 201 0 — 4 8 3 Schmidt and Sevano; Morgan Davis and Hawthorne. W — Schmidt (5-3). L — Davis. 2B — NM: Kassie Choi 2. 3B — F: Camuso. u EAGLE POINT 7, HENLEY 2 — At Klamath Falls, freshman Karlie Stephens pitched a two-hitter with nine strikeouts for Eagle Point (10-2). Terrah Whipple went 2-for-2 for the Eagles, including a solo home run in the fourth inning. Stephens had a two-run single to highlight Eagle Point's four-run fifth inning. Eagle Point 010 140 1 — 7 6 2 Henley 000 000 0 — 0 2 0 Stephens and Griggs; Wedan and Doke. W — Stephens (2-2). L — Doke. 2B — EP: Emigh. 3B — EP: Anderson. HR — EP: Whipple. u ASHLAND 2, PHOENIX 0 — At Ashland, sophomore Bella Pribyl gave up one hit and struck out 12 to lead Ashland to a nonconference win. Amanda Good gave Pribyl some offensive support in the fifth inning with a two-out, two-run single that scored Samantha Gilbert and Sarah Silvowitz. Both Silvowitz and Gilbert also had two hits apiece to lead the Grizzlies (6-6). Phoenix 000 000 0 —0 1 0 Ashland 000 020 x —2 7 1 Engle, Lockett (6) and Singleton; Pribyl and Cantrell. W — Pribyl (6-3). L — Engle. 2B — A: Williams. u MAZAMA 16-5, NORTH VALLEY 2-3 — At Merlin, sophomore pitcher Ali Edwards tossed a four-hitter in the first game and limited North Valley to just one hit in four innings of relief in the nightcap as Mazama swept North Valley in a nonleague twin bill. Edwards, a second-team all-state selection last season, registered 12 strikeouts in 10 innings. Darian Grigsby, the Vikings' No. 8 hitter, went 4-for-4 in the opener. Nikki Noyes went 2-for-2 and stole three bases for the host Knights (5-5) in Game 1. FIRST GAME Mazama 330 406 — 16 17 1 North Valley 101 00 — 2 4 2 Edwards and Borror; Hinkle, Morton (6) and R. Conard. W — Edwards. L — Hinkle (2-3). 2B — M: Edwards, Borror. 3B — M: Cox. SECOND GAME Mazama 300 011 0 — 5 9 1 North Valley 210 000 0 — 3 2 1 Garrett, Edwards (4) and Borror; Morton and R. Conard. W — Edwards. L — Morton (3-2). 2B — M: Bocchi, Grigsby.